Fiscal Year 2018 Education Budget

2017-05-25T12:13:26-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/4b7/20170524221653001_hd.jpgEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal for her department. The Department of Education proposal includes significant cuts to funding for public schools while boosting federal support for vouchers allowing parents to send their students to private schools instead. When pressed by Representative Katherine Clark (D-MA), Secretary DeVos refused to say whether she would block private schools that discriminate against LGBTQ students from receiving federal dollars.

Fiscal Year 2018 Education BudgetEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal for her department. The Department of Education proposal includes significant cuts to funding for public schools while boosting federal support for vouchers allowing parents to send their students to private schools instead. When pressed by Representative Katherine Clark (D-MA), Secretary DeVos refused to say whether she would block private schools that discriminate against LGBTQ students from receiving federal dollars. close